Wētā Workshop Unleashed - Intro to Worldbuilding

Welcome to the wonderfully messy world of practical effects. Roll up your sleeves and craft your very own miniature fantasy hut - the kind of small but mighty dwelling you could imagine tucked deep in an enchanted forest or battered on the edge of a battlefield.

This isn’t arts and crafts; it’s cinematic worldbuilding, scaled down and made hands-on. Guided by our crew, you’ll cut, shape and sculpt with simple but versatile materials like cardboard, foil and collected treasures. Then the real storytelling begins - layering in paint, texture and weathering to give your hut a narrative.

Is it moss-covered and magical? Crumbling and cursed? Or aged in legend? You decide, and we’ll show you the techniques to make it happen.